ODNR plans substantial upgrades at area parks

5:18 AM,
Jun. 6, 2014

The Lonz Winery on Middle Bass Island (5-15-2000) Photo By John Walz

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A famous former winery on Lake Erie's Middle Bass Island is getting $6 million in renovations and more island state parks will receive campsite and mooring improvements, according to Ohio park officials.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources revealed the upcoming improvements at state parks and campgrounds on the Lake Erie islands to a group of about 40 media personnel, state and local government officials and curious residents in a news conference Thursday at Marblehead Lighthouse State Park.

The 2015-16 capital budget allocated $6 million for renovating the former Lonz Winery, ...